Comparison of flocked and rayon swabs for collection of respiratory epithelial cells from uninfected volunteers and symptomatic patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2265-2267

  Daley, Peter ^a   Castriciano, Santina ^a   Chernesky, Max ^a   Smieja, Marek ^a,b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON REGIONAL LABORATORY MEDICINE PROGRAM   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOCKED SWAB; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOPHARYNGEAL SWAB; NOSE SMEAR; NOSE SWAB; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAYON SWAB; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; SAMPLER; SAMPLING; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELLULOSE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; NASAL CAVITY; NASOPHARYNX; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 33745150757     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02055-05     Document Type: Article

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